Well, I haven't ridden this thing since October of 2004, so I don't remember that much about the ride. But I'll explain it as best as I can. I came to the Nascar Cafe while everyone else went shopping. As I got my unlimited wristband, I walked up the stairs and into the ghetto station. I remember climbing in the car, pulling down the shoulder harnesses and waiting. Yes, One thing I remember crystal clear was the operations on this ride. They checked the restraints, but then then they just sat there. They were done, but they said it wasn't time to launch the ride yet. So we just had to sit and wait for 5 long minutes that felt like hours. What the hell? Eventually, the train launched and we were on our way. (About damn time as well.) After a truely crappy launch, we went into an overbanked turn that went into a tunnel. After that, you go up into a loop, you get a little bit of hangtime in the loop thanks to the ridiculously slow speed. However, right after the loop, you get a very nice suprise. A second launch comes in and kicks the train up to 70 mph!!! At this point, you are just really happy from the adrenaline from the speed, then after flying through a turn, you see a big spike. And then, you climb. Higher and Higher you go, You soon stop at the top of the spike. (If you look to the side, you'll get a decent veiw of Las Vegas.) Then we fall. Down lower to the ground, accelerating faster and faster, we then level out and travel the entire course backwards. Unfortunately, you get a nasty suprise. The LIMs that propelled you foreward also act as giant trim breaks, slowing you down back to your original pathetic speed. Then we crawl through the loop and inch our way back to the station. Speed is truely a fun ride, despite the awful trims at the end and the ridiculous operations. And while it would be nice if Speed got the lap bars that all the Premier Coasters, The ride is glass smooth, so I don't mind the OTSRs it has. If you're in Las Vegas, I highly reccomend riding this ride. I'd also reccomend getting an All Day Pass, they're only $20.00, and compared to the fact that One ride costs $10.00, It's a good deal to me. (Prices may have changed.)
